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Goats in the City
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Photographs by Mark Richards for TIME
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There was always plenty of adventure to be found in the kitchen of the original top chef
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The Portraits of Gitmo Detainees
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Bill Clinton's North Korea Rescue Mission
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Photographs by Anna Kari / Documentography for TIME
Multimedia: Health Care for the Uninsured
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Photographs by Radhika Chalasani / Redux for TIME
A Look Inside Chechnya Today
Photographer Mikhail Galustov documents daily life in Grozny under strongman President Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian Police Break Up Anti-Kremlin Rally
Riot cops in Moscow use brute force to detain participants in an opposition rally
Beers at the White House
The President sits down for suds with Sergeant James Crowley and Professor Henry Louis Gates
In Boise, Housing Struggles to Emerge From Its Malaise
The Idaho city may be a reflection of nation-wide trends
Photographs by Danny Wilcox Frazier / Redux
Rise of the Zombies
In flash mobs and zombie walks, the walking undead come back again ... and again ... and again ...
Urban Farming Around the World
City dwellers cultivate and provide fresh, organic produce to neighbors, friends and customers
Comic-Con 2009 Blasts Off
In its 40th year, the annual convention
has evolved from a small gathering of comic book fans into a major cultural event
Photographs by Sean Masterson for TIME
Fifty Years of the Hovercraft
The vision of a British engineer in the 1950s, a friction-free means of transport on a cushion of air,
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A Brief History of Soapbox Racing
The gravity-assisted speed demons take the grid for the 72nd All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, on Saturday, July 25
Brawling Legislators in South Korea
Parliamentary tactics in the nation's top legislative body include choking, punching and, on one memorable occasion, using a chain saw
Top 10 Most Expensive Military Planes
As the Senate votes to cut military spending on the
$350 million F-22 fighter, here's a look at the military aircraft with the biggest price tags
Puppies Behind Bars
Inmates sign up to train service dogs — and find a sense of responsibility in return
Photographs by Radhika Chalasani / Redux
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Hundreds of millions of people flocked outdoors on July 22 to watch the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, a 6-min. spectacle that was visible across wide swaths of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Japan and China
A Journey into the World of Autism
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